For the world - A chance to get to grips with the basics of the [science or art? not sure] of economics, to begin to understand the debates and concepts that currently shape every aspect of our lives. It is a chance to share our learning and our understanding, to ask questions, present our research and opinions, to be drawn in to the language and rhythm of economics.
For the class - A chance to learn alongside any number of extra students/teachers, all over the world, contributing perspectives and experiences outside of what the classroom can offer. Open learning can offer opportunities, resources and enthusiasm, and an introducing to the world-wide scope of economics to the class, demonstrating the way it touches so many lives in different ways.
In striving to support an engaging and personalized course of study in Economics, Mr. Lloyd, with the aid of Mr. Jackson, is attempting to create a means by which the learning in room 121 can share in a web-based, collaborative and connected study of economic theory and application. We will be connecting our class learning to the #EconoMooc concept, which is guided (according to Wikipedia) by the following principles:
The first principle is aggregation. The whole point of a MOOC is to provide a starting point for a massive amount of content to be produced in different places online, which is later aggregated as a newsletter or a web page accessible to participants on a regular basis. This is in contrast to traditional courses, where the content is prepared ahead of time.
The second principle is remixing, that is, associating materials created within the course with each other and with materials elsewhere.
The third principle is re-purposing of aggregated and remixed materials to suit goals of each participant.
The fourth principle is feeding forward, that is, sharing of re-purposed ideas and content with other participants and the rest of the world.
As a means of engaging with the prescribed course material, our class will be creating learning resources and artifacts of the topics covered on a regular basis and sharing them on this wiki and other places on the web.
Fill out the Google form with your email to become a contributor to the Posterous blog embedded below:
Why should we Learn Economics in Public?
In striving to support an engaging and personalized course of study in Economics, Mr. Lloyd, with the aid of Mr. Jackson, is attempting to create a means by which the learning in room 121 can share in a web-based, collaborative and connected study of economic theory and application. We will be connecting our class learning to the #EconoMooc concept, which is guided (according to Wikipedia) by the following principles:
The first principle is aggregation. The whole point of a MOOC is to provide a starting point for a massive amount of content to be produced in different places online, which is later aggregated as a newsletter or a web page accessible to participants on a regular basis. This is in contrast to traditional courses, where the content is prepared ahead of time.
The second principle is remixing, that is, associating materials created within the course with each other and with materials elsewhere.
The third principle is re-purposing of aggregated and remixed materials to suit goals of each participant.
The fourth principle is feeding forward, that is, sharing of re-purposed ideas and content with other participants and the rest of the world.
As a means of engaging with the prescribed course material, our class will be creating learning resources and artifacts of the topics covered on a regular basis and sharing them on this wiki and other places on the web.
Fill out the Google form with your email to become a contributor to the Posterous blog embedded below: